Goldener Springer 2025
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Bad Soden, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Christopher Gruebner (π©πͺ GER, 2109).
David Dolidze (π©πͺ GER, 1868) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mario Rutsatz (4.5) and Maximilian Steigleder (4.0). Dolidze won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ahmed Fayed (1656) beat Harald Romacker (1878), a +222-point gap.
Location
π©πͺBad Soden, Germany
Dates
05 Sept 2025 β 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π©πͺGermanyΓ18
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsDavid Dolidze led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2βR6 Β· LEAD HELD
David Dolidze never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
David Dolidze drew with Mario Rutsatz (White).
R1βR3 Β· WIN STREAK
David Dolidze won 3 in a row (R1βR3).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Dolidze | * | Β½ | β | β |
| 2Mario Rutsatz | Β½ | * | β | β |
| 3Maximilian Steigleder | β | β | * | β |
| 4Christopher Gruebner | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolidze, David | 1868 | GER | +12N | +15B | +12N | =2B | +8N | +8B | 5.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.25 | 2213 | +83.6 |
| 2 | Rutsatz, Mario | 1913 | GER | =5B | +7N | +5B | =1N | =10N | +9B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 14.00 | 2003 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Steigleder, Maximilian | 1981 | GER | =13N | +17B | F | =8B | +5N | +10B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 2063 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Gruebner, Christopher | 2109 | GER | +18N | β13B | =17N | +15B | =6N | =5B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1950 | -18.8 |
| 5 | Schulze, Manfred | 1832 | GER | =2N | +6B | β2N | +9N | β3B | =4N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1912 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Lange, Martin | 1855 | GER | β7B | β5N | +16B | +18N | =4B | =11N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1830 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Meyer-Jany, Marcel | 1815 | GER | +6N | β2B | F | F | +15N | +16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2030 | +22.6 |
| 8 | Kube, Jens | 1900 | GER | =9B | =11N | +9B | =3N | β1B | β1N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1738 | -25.8 |
| 9 | Pencenat, Lucien | 1699 | GER | =8N | +14B | β8N | β5B | +12N | β2N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1777 | +22.0 |
| 10 | Ackermann, Robert | 1812 | GER | β14N | +18B | +15N | F | =2B | β3N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1897 | +11.4 |
| 11 | Fayed, Ahmed | 1656 | GER | =17N | =8B | F | β16N | +18B | =6B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1831 | +35.6 |
| 12 | Hebauf, Markus | 1636 | GER | β1B | +16N | β1B | =14N | β9B | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 1641 | -0.2 |
| 13 | Drill, Frank | 1937 | GER | =3B | +4N | F | β | β | β | 1.5 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2238 | +15.8 |
| 14 | Fassler, Felix | 1822 | GER | +10B | β9N | F | =12B | β | β | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1716 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Anthes, Niklas | 1889 | GER | +16B | β1N | β10B | β4N | β7B | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1619 | -68.4 |
| 16 | Klikic, Drazen | 1692 | GER | β15N | β12B | β6N | +11B | F | β7N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1530 | -19.8 |
| 17 | Tempels, Ragnar | 0 | GER | =11B | β3N | =4B | F | β | β | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1790 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Romacker, Harald | 1878 | GER | β4B | β10N | F | β6B | β11N | β | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1058 | -42.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dolidze, DavidGER+83.65.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Fayed, AhmedGER+35.62.5 pts Β· #11
- 3Meyer-Jany, MarcelGER+22.63.0 pts Β· #6
Top rating losers
- 1Anthes, NiklasGER-68.41.0 pts Β· #17
- 2Romacker, HaraldGER-42.20.0 pts Β· #18
- 3Kube, JensGER-25.82.5 pts Β· #10
Biggest upsets
- R5+222 Elo gap
- R2+172 Elo gap
- R2+123 Elo gap